[The experiments of Sagnac and Wang]
An approach to Minkowskian geometry is applied to the description of rotating bodies and, in particular, to the Sagnac effect. Extending this formalism then makes it possible to study a wider class of movements, notably illustrated by an experiment of Wang et al.
Une approche de la géométrie de Minkowski est appliquée à la description des corps en rotation et en particulier à l'effet Sagnac. Une extension du formalisme employé permet l'étude d'une classe plus large de mouvements, illustrée notamment par une expérience de Wang et al.
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Christian Leruste 1; Philippe Leruste 2
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Christian Leruste; Philippe Leruste. Des expériences de Sagnac et de Wang. Comptes Rendus. Physique, Physics and heritage, Volume 10 (2009) no. 7, pp. 691-700. doi : 10.1016/j.crhy.2009.07.004. https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.1016/j.crhy.2009.07.004/
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